Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/January 29 to February 4, 2023

The Top 25 Report

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Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (January 29 to February 4, 2023)

Prepared with commentary by SSSB, Igordebraga, Max BuddyRoo

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New month, but most of the same subjects (even if death, streaming and sports shook things up a bit).

Rank	Article	Views	Notes/about
1	Pathaan (film)	3,980,288	This Bollywood film continues to make waves in India as it's already one of the highest grossing Indian films of all time, bringing this and #10 into the Top 25.
2	The Last of Us (TV series)	1,983,197	The HBO show based on #7 continues to make the top 2 in the report, as the head actor also makes the list at #21.
3	ChatGPT	1,788,228	The chatbot AI is on the list again, with an epidemic of kids using it to cheat on their schoolwork. Recently, someone made an app to detect GPT plagiarism, so we will see where it ends up in the coming weeks. Some other popular uses for it are a site that mimics characters (and making them gain sentience), and (failed) attempts to pass the bar exam.
4	Royal Rumble (2023)	1,773,416	The WWE PPV event made the report again this week, with positive reception, and a YouTuber involved in a crypto scam.
5	Annie Wersching	1,694,774	An actress best known for TV work like 24, Bosch and Runaways (and who was also part of #7's cast), who died at 45 of cancer.
6	Pamela Anderson	1,293,055	Last year Hulu's Pam & Tommy dramatized how this sex symbol's sex tape was leaked. Now Netflix has released Pamela: A Love Story, a documental miniseries where Pam recalls her life story, serving as a companion piece to her autobiography Love, Pamela.
7	The Last of Us	1,037,352	#2's source material, originally released in 2013 for the PlayStation 3.
8	Deaths in 2023	1,024,280	We were caught up and lost in all of our vices In your pose as the dust settled around us...
9	Cindy Williams	990,960	Laverne & Shirley are reunited in the afterlife, as five years after Penny Marshall death came for Cindy Williams, who before Happy Days and that spin-off appeared in the movies American Graffiti and The Conversation.
10	List of highest-grossing Indian films	979,151	While the global list that #12 tries to climb was the first article off this report, this country-specific one entered given #1 is already in the top 10.
11	Patrick Mahomes	882,443	Quarterback Mahomes has taken his team to their 3rd Super Bowl in four years after beating the Cincinnati Bengals in a rematch of last years AFC Championship. Mahomes's Kansas City Chiefs only won one of those Super Bowls (LIV) and Mahomes will be looking to make it two on Feb 12.
12	Avatar: The Way of Water	785,087	Currently trying to overtake the other water-heavy $2 billion blockbuster by James Cameron as the third highest-grossing movie ever. If it does so, it will probably be short-lived.
13	Tom Brady	766,326	Say what you want about Super Bowl LVII, but at least this guy won't be in it, having fallen right in round 1, prompting his retirement at age 45. And to think he lost a supermodel wife because he just loved playing so much.
14	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	764,741	Another blockbuster sequel distributed by Disney and featuring lots of water, namely the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe release which has entered Disney+ after making $842 million in theaters.
15	Lisa Loring	741,640	Shortly after Wednesday brought the Addams Family back to the spotlight, the first one to play the title character back in the 1960s has passed away at 64.
16	Josh Johnson (quarterback)	713,537	#22 defeated in the NFC Championship Game this guy as he replaced an injured Brock Purdy as the San Francisco 49ers quarterback.
17	Murray Bartlett	713,076	Just one year after getting an Emmy for The White Lotus, this Australian actor had another notable role on HBO in the latest episode of #2.
18	Travis Kelce	707,788	The tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs will be looking to win his second Super Bowl. The reason why he, among all his teammates, is on this list will become clearer later.
19	Novak Djokovic	677,008	The Australian Open showed this guy is still a dominating force in tennis, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas for a record tenth title while reclaiming the top of the ATP rankings from Carlos Alcaraz.
20	Knock at the Cabin	672,313	M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie, adapting a novel, concerns a gay couple and their daughter being held hostage in a cabin by a group claiming the family needs to sacrifice one of their own, or else mankind will be wiped out.
21	Pedro Pascal	641,655	For once Joel was the most sought actor of #2 rather than Ellie, given his portrayer hosted Saturday Night Live. And people should know Pascal already, having been in Game of Thrones, Narcos, The Mandalorian, Wonder Woman 1984, etc.
22	Jalen Hurts	638,374	#11's opposite number in Super Bowl LVII. Hurts will be looking to take the Philadelphia Eagles to their second national championship, after having won the NFC Championship.
23	Tommy Lee	621,296	#6's best known relationship was marrying this drummer of Mötley Crüe, resulting in two sons (one of whom produced the Netflix show) and that sex tape.
24	Jason Kelce	619,038	Super Bowl LVIII will have a sibling rivalry, as #18's older brother will try to get his second championship ring as part of the Philadelphia Eagles.
25	Nick Offerman	571,118	Everyone knew Ron Swanson could survive any sort of apocalypse, and indeed his actor was in the latest episode of #2.